Before and After: Breakfast Nook
Of course, every time I think about moving, I look around our house and am struck with pain. I love it here. I’ve just about gotten everything the way I want it! Look, here’s the before-and-after on the breakfast nook:
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Yes, ideally, I would like to change the tile (I’m thinking hex tile) and give it a new coat of paint, but it’s pretty much done. We use this space all the time. (We even use it for breakfast!) The table was Sam’s grandmother’s, the tomato salt-and-pepper set were a gift from his sister, and the orange chairs and clock and phone were flights of whimsy on my part. It just makes me a little bit happy every time I walk by.
August 24th, 2012 at 5:02 pm
I love what you did with the space. Your house does have a lot of character and would be difficult to leave, but … then there are those buts! I wish you well on your decision. I know it won’t be easy.
August 24th, 2012 at 5:58 pm
Thanks Amy!
August 24th, 2012 at 5:07 pm
I love it!
August 24th, 2012 at 5:57 pm
Thank you 🙂
August 25th, 2012 at 5:19 am
Love it — the orange chairs look even cuter than they did on the website. Even if they’re not glittery. Looks like mama’s ready to do some fryin’!
August 25th, 2012 at 8:12 am
Ha ha hah!
August 25th, 2012 at 2:23 pm
You have to leave that??? Hopefully you can re-create it wherever you are going. It is very lovely and looks happy and utilitarian as well. Love to you and yours.
August 26th, 2012 at 2:46 pm
Well, we don’t HAVE to, but…I haven’t made a big announcement about this yet, but there’s another baby on the way. So it would be awfully nice to have a bit more space.
August 26th, 2012 at 2:04 pm
I have the same anxiety about leaving my house for much the same reasons, although you’ve made yours way more stylish than I’ve made mine. 🙂
How much do I love your phone?! Rotary phones are thisclose to being “antiques”, they look so retro and cool. And red!!
August 26th, 2012 at 2:45 pm
I also love the sound it makes when you dial! A flash back to a time when everything was a little slower and more deliberate…